Eekelen Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eekelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eekelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2011:84,01614,004
England11:55,718,059489,080

Eekelen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eekelen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Eekelen is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Eekelen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eekelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Eekelen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eekelen reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 84,016. In The Netherlands Eekelen is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 71 percent live, South Holland, where 8 percent live and North Holland, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekelen924/
Eykelen864/
Ekelend862/
Eckelen861/
Eklen8310/
Eickelen8017/
Heukelen808/
Jeekleen805/
Heckelen802/
Hoekelen801/
Ekelin77207/
Eykeln7743/
Eikeln7724/
Ekilen7714/
Ecklen775/
Akelen774/
Ekolen772/
Eklend771/
Eckeln771/
Ekelyn771/
Eaklen770/
Eikelienė752/
Ekln731/
Hecklen7177/
Ekelina7118/
Ekelind7110/
Okhelen719/
Ekellem714/
Gaekeallen712/
Hekelem711/
Ikhelen711/
Ockelen711/
Eiklend711/
Hieklen711/
Eckelin710/
Eicklen710/
Gecklen710/
Aukelen710/
Ockeloen67428/
Heicklen67110/
Eklin67110/
Akelienė6733/
Eskelind6714/
Hikeleng6710/
Eklyn678/
Ekelehem673/
Heukelem672/
Esquelen672/
Okhielen671/
Gekelina671/
Eclen671/
Ojekelem671/
Eskealem671/
Eychelen671/
Eckalien670/
Eskeling670/
Heekling670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eekelen
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